world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following countries are members of Eurasian Economic Union?

1. Belarus
2. Kazakhstan
3. Kyrgyzstan
4. Turkmenistan

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 1, 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 2

Who won the world’s first Global Teacher Prize which is widely known as Nobel Prize for teaching?

a) Nancie Atwell

b) Jacque Kahura

c) Guy Etienne

d) Kiran Bir Sethi

Question : 3

Which of the following was the venue of 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction?

a) Shanghai, China

b) Jaffna, Sri Lanka

c) Sendai, Japan

d) New Delhi, India

Question : 4

As per the UN women report which country has the highest percentage of women parliamentarians in the world?

a) Mongolia

b) UK

c) Rwanda

d) Nepal

Question : 5

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the expanded Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument?

1. It is the largest ocean preserve in the world.
2. It is located between Kiribati islands and Hawaii
3. It is under the jurisdiction of the United States.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1 only

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. City of Hatra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site was founded 2,000 years ago, in the days of the Parthian Empire.
2. It is located in south-west of Syria.
3. Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed the ruins at the ancient city of Hatra.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above